Long Cloud Ride

Author: Josie Dew
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0748129936
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
After two months on board a Russian container ship sailing 15,000 miles across the world, Josie finally arrives in New Zealand with her bike. Over the next nine months she cycles 10,000 kilometres all over North and South Islands while experiencing the wettest, windiest and stormiest year on record. During this time Josie was spat at, shouted at, honked at, and both run off and blown off the road. She got soaked, sunburnt, hailed on and snowed on and was alternately starved and over-fed, over-charged and under-charged. Then there was the wildlife: the possums (both dead and alive): exotic birds such as moreporks (with their eerie call) and fantails (who decided to follow); the ostriches, who liked to chase English cyclists and the harriers, who liked to dive bomb them; the more familiar but no less frustrating farm animals, who provided sheep-jams and cow-blocks to slow Josie down. In Long Cloud Ride, Josie brings New Zealand brilliantly to life. Warm, witty and acutely observed as ever, her latest adventure is sure to delight old and new fans alike.

Going Places

Author: Robert Burgin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 161069385X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 605

Book Description
Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and expertly constructed guide. Just as savvy travelers make use of guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to Travel Narratives meets that demand, helping librarians assist patrons in finding the nonfiction books that most interest them. It will also serve to help users better understand the genre and their own reading interests. The book examines the subgenres of the travel narrative genre in its seven chapters, categorizing and describing approximately 600 titles according to genres and broad reading interests, and identifying hundreds of other fiction and nonfiction titles as read-alikes and related reads by shared key topics. The author has also identified award-winning titles and spotlighted further resources on travel lit, making this work an ideal guide for readers' advisors as well a book general readers will enjoy browsing.

The Self-Propelled Voyager

Author: Duncan R. Jamieson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442253711
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
Before the last quarter of the nineteenth century, people who wanted to travel independently either walked or rode horses. Then a newly invented machine changed forever the nature of personal transportation. The cycle—self-propelled bicycles, tricycles, and tandems—allowed almost anyone to travel around town, around their region, and around the world. While dramatic developments in equipment, clothing, road surfaces, and amenities make the physicality of cycling much different from the earlier era, the experience of cycling has seen little change. The Self-Propelled Voyager: How the Cycle Revolutionized Travel recounts how a transportation innovation opened the world for not only those who made the journey but also for the armchair travelers who read with interest the cyclists’ accounts of faraway places. Following a brief history of the development of the cycle, this book describes the exploits of long-distance riders who wrote of their experiences, their triumphs, and their tragedies. Duncan R. Jamieson chronicles their journeys, their personal stories, and the times in which they lived, revealing that, despite the continuing rise and fall of cycling interest, people continue to enjoy traveling in the slow lane. Drawing on books and articles by the women and men who rode and wrote of their travels, The Self-Propelled Voyager also features photographs from the 1880s up to the modern day, illustrating the development of the cycle through history. Accessibly written yet comprehensive in its coverage, this book will interest not only the cycling enthusiast but historians focusing on sport and sport tourism as well.

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour

Author: Thomas Shevory
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452955654
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
The Great Lakes are a remarkable repository of millions of years of complex geological transformations and of a considerably shorter, crowded span of human history. Over the course of four summers, Thomas Shevory rode a bicycle along their shores, taking in the stories the lakes tell—of nature’s grandeur and decay, of economic might and squandered promise, of exploration, colonization, migration, and military adventure. This book is Shevory’s account of his travels, shored up by his exploration of the geological, environmental, historical, and cultural riches harbored by North America’s great inland seas. For Shevory, and his readers, his ride is an enlightening, unfailingly engaging course in the Great Lakes’ place in geological time and the nation’s history. Along the northern shore of Lake Huron, one encounters the scrubbed surfaces of the Canadian Shield, the oldest exposed rock in North America. Growing out of the crags of the Niagara Escarpment, which stretches from the western reaches of Lake Michigan to the spectacular waterfalls between Erie and Ontario, are the white cedars that are among the oldest trees east of the Mississippi. The lakes offer reminders of the fur trade that drew voyageurs to the interior, the disruption of Native American cultures, major battles of the War of 1812, the shipping and logging industries that built the Midwest, the natural splendors preserved and exploited, and the urban communities buoyed or buried by economic changes over time. Throughout The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour, Shevory describes the engaging characters he encounters along the way and the surprising range of country and city landscapes, bustling and serene locales that he experiences, making us true companions on his ride.

A Traveller's Year

Author:
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1781012016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 463

Book Description
A collection of anecdotes for each day of the year on the subject of travel and exploration from Charles Darwin, Michael Palin, Evelyn Waugh, and others. With an emphasis on the period 1750–1950—the classic era of both European exploration and diary-writing—this anthology features excerpts that convey men and women’s experiences of travel and discovery from the sixteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. The authors of the pieces range from famous explorers such as Captains Cook and Scott to modern travel writers journeying through the contemporary world, from people who pushed back the boundaries of geographical knowledge to people who wrote about what they did on their summer holidays. The book includes an introduction, explanatory notes and mini-biographies of all the contributors, including: Gertrude Bell (woman traveller in the Middle East) James Boswell (travels in Scotland and the Hebrides) William Cobbett (Rural Rides through England) Christopher Columbus (journals of his voyages to America) Charles Darwin (Voyage of the Beagle) Captain James Cook (voyages in the Pacific) Washington Irving (American writer travelled in Europe in first decades of nineteenth century) Edward Lear (landscape painter and nonsense writer produced journals of his travels in Greece, Corsica, Near East etc) Lewis & Clark (journals of famous journey of American exploration) William Morris (wrote a journal of a trip to Iceland in 1870s) Michael Palin (a Python abroad) Mungo Park (African explorer in early nineteenth century) Captain Robert Falcon Scott (doomed journey to South Pole) Evelyn Waugh (diaries of 1930s travels in Mediterranean and beyond) William John Wills (explorer of Australia)

KISS SPIRIT

Author: Doug Norgren
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 73

Book Description
kiss spirit is an inspirational book filled with hope and gratitude. The book is mind-expanding and very practical. Tidbits and golden nuggets can be found throughout. A lip-lock here and a smooch there. The twelve steps are the heartbeat of kiss spirit. They make for a fabulous attitude adjustment. Fun acronyms and humor are embedded in kiss spirit. This book shows that the twelve steps make for a great foundation for a saner, less chaotic, drama-free life and are an extraordinary design for living in an insane world. The twelve steps are the blueprint for a saner life. After all many, many, many support groups worldwide utilize the twelve steps in their recoveries to sanity. Incidentally, a support group is not necessary to incorporate the twelve steps into your life. Some of them you may even be living with right now. kiss spirit softens up the twelve steps via simplification. This book has many helpful hints for all who want more sanity in their lives. Techniques, slogans, and simple suggestions can pave their way. Mind-food nourishment for a personal recovery to sanity, kiss spirit shines a light on the fact that our sanity depends on our spirituality and that spirituality doesn't need to be a scary thing for some. A wider sphere of spirituality does do wonders. Spirituality does pop us in the nose wherever we go and whatever we do. Spirituality is ingrained in all we do. Our choice of spirits does determine our sanity or lack thereof. kiss spirit is a quick read, packed with a whole lotta payoff. The payoff is more sanity and spiritual enhancement, one page after another.

The Wind In My Wheels

Author: Josie Dew
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 1405519681
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
As a young girl, Josie Dew developed an overpowering urge to travel. She also fell out of a fast-moving vehicle and, rather inconveniently, developed a lifelong aversion to cars. Along came her first bicycle, and she has never looked back. Four continents, thirty-six countries and eighty thousand miles worth of astounding adventures, eccentric characters, varied cultures and ever-enduring optimism are the result of her travels. From Saharan locust invasions to tree-climbing goats, and a customs official who wouldn't let her leave India because 'You are making me a very fine wife', her encounters are described with honesty, wit and perception. Strange incidents and bizarre circumstances punctuate her journeys: in Nepal she met a team of Frenchmen running from Paris to China, and a cyclist on his way from one Olympic Games to the next. In Udaipur she was greeted by everyone with the refrain 'Hello Mr. Jamie Bond Octopussy filmed here', whilst her view of post-Ceausescu Romania, a nation suffering and starving, affected her both physically and mentally. THE WIND IN MY WHEELS is informative, illuminating, and ceaselessly amusing.

A Bit about Japan, India, New Zealand and Queensland Too

Author: James Gibney
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557535069
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Four trips to different worlds. A bicycle ride in Japan, a long weekend in Cairns Queensland, two weeks in India and another ride in New Zealand.

Travels In A Strange State

Author: Josie Dew
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 140551972X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
By most people's standards, Josie Dew is hugely adventurous. By American standards, she is completely insane. For Americans drive everywhere: through cinemas, restaurants, banks, even trees. But driving past Josie as she pedalled across America was a new and alarming experience. On her eight-month journey Josie experienced it all; race riots in Los Angeles, impossible heat in Death Valley, Sexual Tantric Seminars in Hawaii. From Utah to the Great Lakes, via improbable places like Zzyzx and Squaw Tit, her two-wheeled odyssey brought her into contact with all the wonders and worries of this larger-than-life country. Highly entertaining, richly informative, TRAVELS IN A STRANGE STATE is a personal memoir of an improbable journey, revealing the United States as it is rarely seen - from the seat of a bicycle.

Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set

Author: Ernest Haycox
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5127

Book Description
Ernest Haycox's 'Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set' is a collection of timeless tales set in the American West, showcasing his mastery of the Western genre. Haycox's writing style is characterized by vivid descriptions of the rugged landscapes, intricate character development, and gripping plots that keep readers on the edge of their seats. Each story in the boxed set offers a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs faced by cowboys, outlaws, and pioneers in the untamed frontier, making it a must-read for fans of Western fiction. The narratives are rich in historical detail, capturing the spirit of the Old West and immersing readers in a bygone era of adventure and danger. Ernest Haycox, a prolific author known for his contributions to Western literature, draws inspiration from his own experiences growing up in the Pacific Northwest. His deep understanding of the Western landscape and its inhabitants shines through in 'Saddle and Ride,' making his stories both authentic and engaging. Haycox's passion for storytelling and his dedication to preserving the legacy of the American West are evident in this captivating collection. For readers who appreciate classic Western fiction that transports them to a world of cowboys, shootouts, and wide-open spaces, Ernest Haycox's 'Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set' is a literary gem that should not be missed. Whether you're a longtime fan of the genre or a newcomer looking to explore the rich tradition of Western literature, this collection is sure to satisfy your craving for adventure and excitement.